Saturday, November 11, 2023

THE CHURCHES OF BATANGAS: Part Three

            The province of Batangas is composed of three cities and 31 municipalities. As an  archdiocese, the seat is Lipa City. It has 61 parishes divided into seven vicariates.  I have previously visited thirteen of the towns of Batangas. This time I was able to visit 18 towns: Ibaan, San Pascual, Balayan, Tuy, Nasugbu, Lian, Calatagan, Lemery, San Luis, San Jose, Mataasnakahoy, Balete, Malvar,  Tanauan, Talisay, Laurel, Agoncillo and San Nicolas. This leaves me three other towns with their parish churches in Batangas that I still have to visit: Padre Garcia, Rosario and Taysan.


SAN GUILLERMO PARISH 
TALISAY, BATANGAS
Founded: 1864









IMMACULATE CONCEPTION PARISH
LAUREL, BATANGAS
Founded: 1954






OUR MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP PARISH
AGONCILLO, BATANGAS
Founded: 1992 











SAN NICOLAS DE TOLENTINO PARISH
SAN NICOLAS, BATANGAS
Founded: 1946









                ST. JAMES THE GREATER PARISH
IBAAN, BATANGAS

 









ST. MARY MAGDALENE PARISH, 
BAYANAN, SAN PASCUAL, BATANGAS




SAN PASCUAL BAYLON PARISH 

SAN PASCUAL, BATANGAS



IMMACULATE CONCEPTION PARISH
BALAYAN, BATANGAS









ST. VINCENT FERRER PARISH
TUY, BATANGAS











ST. FRANCIS XAVIER PARISH
NASUGBU, BATANGAS






Below the church is an ossuary. 

We were treated to a sumptuous lunch in an Italian restaurant by the parish priest, Msgr. Cecilio Arce. 



ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH
LIAN, BATANGAS








STO. DOMINGO DE SILOS PARISH
CALATAGAN, BATANGAS






Rubber trees along the highway leading to the town of Calatagan. 




CAPE SANTIAGO LIGHTHOUSE
CALATAGAN, BATANGAS




SAN ROQUE PARISH
LEMERY, BATANGAS









SAN ISIDRO PARISH
SAN LUIS, BATANGAS





ST. JOSEPH THE PATRIARCH PARISH
SAN JOSE, BATANGAS















IMMACULATE CONCEPTION PARISH
MATAASNAKAHOY, BATANGAS








NUESTRA SEƑORA DE LA PAZ Y BUEN VIAJE PARISH
BALETE, BATANGAS




Just near the church is the Taal Lake. 

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION PARISH
MALVAR, BATANGAS





ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST PARISH
TANAUAN CITY, BATANGAS





    Previous posts on Batangas:  https://beachanatic.blogspot.com/2023/04/the-churches-of-batangas-part-two.html

                     https://beachanatic.blogspot.com/2016/04/churches-in-batangas.html